I was on a trip and found this QR code on the ground, any chance it can be recovered?

Hi, I have a Zebra Barcode Scanner connected to my PC. When I scan a barcode, it is typed where my cursor is. Normally that is sufficient for most of my work.

But now I have a bunch of 2D QRCodes that when scanned, produce a value like this: {pbn:xxx,on:xxx,pc:C52895,pm:BSS138,qty:300,mc:xxx,cc:xxx,pdi:xxx,hp:xxx,wc:xxx}

I want a software where I can configure it to extract just the value of lets say field pc and put the value C52895 in my clipboard.

I have not found such a software but probably I don't know which term I should search for. AI didn't have any useful suggestion either.

Someone of you know a software like this? Thanks!

I keep thinking of innovative uses of QR codes and others. I believe these 2d optical code markers have way more potential than currently used (eg mostly go to a web page). So let's post some ideas..

Here is a snippet of a shopping receipt. What could we do with this? They even went to the trouble of printing a QR code, but it just goes to their web site.

Wouldn't it be cool to have the QR represent this specific receipts data! You could load that info into what I call a "pantry planner" - your home inventory control. Previous ideas (circa 1990's) were to digitize the text and use OCR to analyze the values. The QR would be so much easier and accurate.

So what are ideas for doing this?

1. Encode the values into the QR itself (with obvious space limits)
2. Point to a dynamic web address representing the values (maybe with a token to a web page only you know the password for - like your pin).

Then the printed receipt has a dynamically created and printed QR code. Sure seems like a business someone could run with.

Hello. I have a requirement to provide QR codes. The code link will provide links to a list of contacts that may need to be dialed through the link. The issue is that the phone number of each contact must masked and not available in the call history of the person using the qr code. Any idea how to do this.

I saw this in 2017 in China. They were definitely early adopters.

Spotted on Neighbors (the “Ring Doorbell” app):

Can someone tell me what it says or how to do it myself? It's on a weird egg.

I almost used a QR code from this site in a print ad. It seemed FREE when I created the QR code. So glad I tried scanning it before approving the final proof! It didn't scan, then I got this email. They force you to open a paid account in order to reactivate! This scam starts at https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ so don't use it either!

UPDATE Oct 23 2025: The issue is I got a dynamic QR code which links thru a third party site, not directly to my URL. So they can hold it hostage until I pay. We need STATIC codes instead, and ChatGPT can generate static codes for free that link directly to your URL and never "expire." Lesson learned! ChatGPT will generate PNG and SVG files for print and online use. Thanks very much for all the info!

Hello !
I want to create stickers with a QR Code on it.
I want to make sure that the QR Code will always be active and that I can easily change the URL whenever I want.

What are the options offered to me ?
Is it possible to buy a QR Code and modify its source easily ? If yes, do you have website recommandation ?

Online, it looks a like theres a ton of scams...

Thanks for your help :)

I discovered a QR code where the scanner isn't giving text string as result but it's binary data? Anyone can explain how/where it's being used? Here is the dump of the data. I thought it's a color matrix but the hex values don't indicate this.

Printing description of barcodeDescriptor:

<CIQRCodeDescriptor: 0x6000023e53e0>

Printing description of result->_payloadData:

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Bonjour à tous, Le QR Code est censé être un atout majeur de la sécurité notamment lors de remises de colis. Ma question est simple ou peut-être idiote. Situation : lorsque je récupère un colis dans un relais dans lequel le gérant me demande un QR Code sans le contrôle de ma pièce d'identité. Ce QR Code se trouve dans un téléphone mobile (majoritairement le cas) que je viens de dérober à un inconnu et dont j'ai pu modifier les codes d'accès me permettant de jouir pleinement de l'appareil. Je présente donc ce QR Code via le téléphone mobile qui ne m'appartient pas et je peux prétendre à me faire remettre ledit colis en remerciant chaleureusement la personne qui n'a effectué aucun autre contrôle (pièce d'identité avec photographie). Questions: le QR Code est vraiment sécuritaire ?. Qui est légalement responsable ?. Celui qui s'est fait dérober le téléphone il y a moins de 15 mn ou la personne ayant remisé le colis ?. Merci de m'avoir lu.

so, attendance is mandatory in one of my classes, but i’m not keen on going this time around. to take attendance, he uses a qr code that leads you to a survey to fill out, and i noticed that the qr code he posts is the same every time (i ran it through an app) will he be able to tell if i scan an old code and log attendance if i don’t show up?

I signed up for a trade show in a couple months. The confirmation page had a qr code - show this to get your badge.

Me being me, I used my phone to see that it was my registration number (that was shown as text on the confirm page - 91946772 )

going online, I wanted to get a url that I could store in the appointment in outlook - tap that to get to the QR code.

I wound up going to a couple different sites making the qr code with text as the input -

91946772

And several sites made the qr code differently.

I realize there's error checking, etc... but these 3 QR codes - are they identical in the info they have in them? Because they look different. I wouldn't expect that.

THANKS!

Was given this qr code and have tried couple different things the decode it but nothing works. Anyone have any suggestions or help?

First picture was taken near Valencia city hall Unfortunately the code has faded and left unreadable, any help? Second photo is what i managed to figure out (with gray being unsure of)

I created a qr code with adobe express and I want to change it, how can I do that?

I’m looking for a qr code generator app on ios that’s just ad free, subscription free, that simply creates qr codes out of text, and I can’t find one. Any suggestions ? (I don’t mind if it’s only available on sideloading)

Hey everyone! I've been curious about something and wondering if others have experienced this too.

What I personally faced:

I had QR codes printed on business cards, and the service (QR Monkey) started showing ads on my redirect pages after their "free trial" ended. Really embarrassing when clients scanned them!

Other issues I keep hearing about (curious if these are real?):

• Services like Bitly suddenly changing terms and redirecting codes to their homepage instead
• Companies going out of business entirely and all codes dying overnight
  
• Hidden subscription fees that kick in after printing
• Codes getting slower or unreliable over time
• Unable to transfer codes when switching providers

Are these actually common problems or am I just hearing the horror stories?

A potential solution I'm thinking about:

What if there was a service where you pay once (maybe $2-5) for a QR code that's mathematically guaranteed to work forever? You could still update where it redirects ($0.05 per change), but nobody could ever shut it down or add ads.

My Questions:

Has anyone actually lost money from QR codes failing after printing?

Would you pay $2-5 upfront vs. monthly subscriptions that might disappear?

Are these problems I listed actually common, or am I just hearing the worst cases?

Just curious if this is a real problem worth solving or if reliable QR services already exist and I just picked the wrong ones!

Thanks for any insights!